Travelling Prayer Kit
Prayer Roll (uncertain)
CG98-1-171F
From: Japan | Kyoto
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | CG98-1-171F |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Japan | Kyoto |
| Date Made | 17th Century - 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper |
| Technique | Woodblock Printed |
| Description | Physicians Traveling kit. Strip of folded paper. Woodblock printed with Japanese characters on interior. Outer cover has metallic coloring with gold flecks and Kanji characters in red. One of three such strips (CG98-1-171B-D) inserted into CG98-1-171A. All found with a set of items with label stating that the scrolls with glass rollers are part of a pocket case of a physician. All of CG98-1-171 are assumed to be part of this same set. |
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